Hello Everyone, On May 13th, I had a 2 year old ewe deliver a beautiful ewe lamb, weighing in at 6 lbs. We had a hunch that she had another, so we waited patiently for it's arrival. It wasn't right. First a leg, then one more leg & what looked like a vital organ. Something I hadn't witnessed before. She was straining, & not getting anywhere, so I went in to find the problem. When all was said & done, I had a baby that looked like it had been folded in half (head to bum), for the entire gestation. It was normal from it's nose to it's front shoulders, & then the body cavity was entirely open all the way back to it's rump. All of it's insides were outside. I think that what amazed me the most was that it was alive & breathing, eyes open. All four legs, tail, hide, hair, but no skin over the right side of it's body. If you looked at the letter U, the outside of the round part is where the lamb was open, with intestines, & vital organs just hanging there, & the ribs exposed. She seemed very petite, but weighed in at 4 lbs. We quietly removed it from the ewe & let it pass away.
This ewe was never exposed to pesticides, fertilizers, no vaccines, no medications, even her hay was organic. I used the same ram last year with this ewe (as well as other ewes) & had a nice ewe lamb. There were no problems with any of the other ewes lambing this year either (same ram), although one still looks very pregnant after giving me a single, healthy 7# ram lamb, & I can still feel movement. Hmmmm..... I've seen a lot of livestock born over the years, had some surprises, lost a few babies, but this one really set me back. I just wanted to put this out there for you to file away with the strange & unusual. Karen Winsper's Funny Farm Spokane, WA ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
